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package org.datanucleus.identity;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Simple identity being a reference to the object itself.
 */
public class IdentityReference implements Serializable
{
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 2472281096825989665L;

    /** The object we are the identity for. */
    protected Object client;

    public IdentityReference(Object client)
    {
        this.client = client;
    }

    public int hashCode()
    {
        return System.identityHashCode(client);
    }

    public boolean equals(Object o)
    {
        if (o instanceof IdentityReference)
        {
            return client == ((IdentityReference)o).client;
        }
        return false;
    }
}